The Pin-Up Art of Humorama

By Alex Chun

During the 1950s, Abe Goodman - brother of Marvel Comics' publisher Martin Goodman - was the largest buyer of cartoons in the world. Publishing in New York City under the Humorama banner, Goodman churned out scores of cheap digest-sized magazines which included many single-panel pin-up cartoons. While seen as a dumping ground for past-it cartoonists or for material too risque to be sold elsewhere, they also provided a space for neophyte gag cartoonists, including Playboy's Jack Cole, Archie's Dan DeCarlo and glamour girl legend Bill Ward.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560979593
• ISBN13: 9781560979593
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher